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Big Ben
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#7904 Post by soundchaser » Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:43 pm

Doctor Who writer and novelist Terrance Dicks

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Dr Amicus
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#7905 Post by Dr Amicus » Tue Sep 03, 2019 4:40 am

soundchaser wrote:
Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:43 pm
Doctor Who writer and novelist Terrance Dicks
His influence went beyond Doctor Who - he wrote episodes of several TV series (as widely apart as The Avengers and Crossroads), and was script editor on the BBC Classic Serials during the 1980s, two favourites of mine being an extremely faithful The Hound of the Baskervilles with Tom Baker as Holmes and a great adaptation of The Invisible Man.

His Who novelisations though were surely his most influential. Before VHS and DVD releases, in the UK at least if you wanted to know what an old story was, you had to read the book as they were very rarely repeated. I probably read more books by him than other writer as a kid, and he influenced a generation of British SF writers. His influence is even felt in post 2005 Who - Peter Capaldi's final goodbye speech owes much to Dicks' conception of the Doctor (indeed the character arc of his Doctor can be argued as learning to be Dicks' Doctor).

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#7906 Post by Dylan » Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:31 pm

The extraordinary Carol Lynley, who gave so many wonderful performances.

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#7907 Post by Fred Holywell » Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:11 pm

Dylan wrote:
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The extraordinary Carol Lynley, who gave so many wonderful performances.
Two of her best films are on TCM this Sunday: Bunny Lake Is Missing at 8 PM ET; and Blue Denim at 10 PM ET.

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#7909 Post by hearthesilence » Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:52 pm

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Robert Frank.
New York Times feature obituary
Jim Hoberman's Village Voice feature "Robert Frank's Real America"
and Candy Mountain is a wonderful little film, worth hunting for. It usually pops up on YouTube but in recent years it's been screened in 35mm around NYC. Hopefully a Frank retrospective at Film Forum or Anthology is coming soon.

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#7910 Post by mfunk9786 » Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:01 pm

Daniel Johnston discussion moved here

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#7911 Post by CSM126 » Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:59 pm

hearthesilence wrote:
Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:52 pm
antnield wrote:
Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:11 pm
Robert Frank.
New York Times feature obituary
Jim Hoberman's Village Voice feature "Robert Frank's Real America"
and Candy Mountain is a wonderful little film, worth hunting for. It usually pops up on YouTube but in recent years it's been screened in 35mm around NYC. Hopefully a Frank retrospective at Film Forum or Anthology is coming soon.
I don’t have much experience with Mr. Frank’s work but I can attest to Candy Mountain being a great film. I found it on VHS in a thrift store and took the 99¢ plunge. And what I got wound up becoming a dear personal favorite; a beautifully made, sweet little treat of a film. I wish it could find its way to disc and reach a wider audience.

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#7916 Post by FrauBlucher » Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:47 am

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Ric Ocasek
Wow. I didn't think he was 75. He was the same age as many of the 1960 rockers.

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#7917 Post by hearthesilence » Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:27 am

FrauBlucher wrote:
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flyonthewall2983 wrote:
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Ric Ocasek
Wow. I didn't think he was 75. He was the same age as many of the 1960 rockers.
Me neither. Most A or B-level rockers circa 1978 (when the Cars' debut was released) were well past their best years by the time they hit 34 (Ocasek's age at the time).

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#7919 Post by bearcuborg » Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:00 am

flyonthewall2983 wrote:
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Ric Ocasek
Loved him as a kid... I’d like to think he and Benjamin Orr are playing together again.

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#7921 Post by L.A. » Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:31 am

Sándor Sára.

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Big Ben
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#7924 Post by therewillbeblus » Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:49 pm

Arthur House wrote:
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Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter
What a loss, truly one of the greatest songwriters ever. I can't even think of a shortlist of songs to link he was so prolific and consistently sublime.

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